KÄTE HAMBURGER LECTURE WITH BERNARD ORJI
WHEN
WHERE
Innovation Center A2 1, seminary room 0.01
Saarland university
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
PROGRAMME
The Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE) and the CEUS | Cluster for European Studies warmly invite you to attend the next Käte Hamburger Lecture at Saarland University. This series allows fellows from the centre to share their latest research perspectives on cultural practices of reparation. After the lectures, audience members will have the opportunity to engage with key topics in more detail during a public discussion session.
Bernard Orji:
Reimagining Religious Images and Iconography
in Igbo Indigenous Heritage Sites
Indigenous religious imagery and iconography have long served as powerful means through which communities across cultures and generations visualise and interpret the sacred. In many Indigenous contexts, ancestral masks, ritual objects, and sacred symbols have not only shaped religious consciousness but also preserved cultural traditions and reinforced collective systems of meaning. In today’s digital and globalised era,
religious iconography and imagery are increasingly being reimagined.
This Käte Hamburger Lecture offers new insights into the ways
traditional Igbo spirituality and cultural practices are represented and reinterpreted through visual and material culture, as seen in indigenous heritage sites such as the Igbo village squares. The research of CURE fellow Bernard Orji explores the complex dynamics of cultural preservation and identity formation:
Through an analysis of
iconography and symbolism of indigenous heritage sites and spaces, Orji’s work illustrates the adaptive capacity of Igbo cultural traditions and their continued relevance in contemporary society, contributing to a deeper understanding of the intersections between spirituality, cultural heritage, and identity in a rapidly changing world.
The Käte Hamburger Lectures provide deeper insight into the centre’s ongoing research, convey these ideas to the wider university community, and invite the public to engage in meaningful discussions on cultural practices of reparation.
Live Lecture Broadcast
The lecture will be broadcast live via Microsoft Teams on 18 February starting at 6:00 p.m. with the lecture starting no later than 6:15 p.m. You can find the link for online participation here.
